Friday, August 27, 2010

The site Only Democracy4Iran made an exampletext for a letter to Dutch foreign minister Maxime Verhagen, in the case of detained Dutch-Iranian Zahra Bahrami.Zahra Bahrami is since December 27,2009 in ward 209 Evin prison.She is charged with moharebeh, membership of a monarchistic organization and possession of drugs.These charges can lead to the deathsentence.The letter asks Dutch government to make every effort to free Zahra Bahrami.source: onlydemocracy4iran

Prominent lawyer Mohammad Oliyaeifar is imprisoned since March 2010. He is charged with propaganda against the regime, because he gave an interview to a foreign broadcaster.He is sentenced to 1 year in prison, but since he has not been served with the court verdict he is therefore not able to appeal his case, he is in prisonlimbo.source: HRHI

Womanrights- and humanrightsdefender Shiva Nazar Ahari,26 is imprisoned since December.Her trial is set for September 4, 2010.She is accused of conspiracy and moharebeh(waging war against god) an offense, punishable by death.A worldwide campaign has been started to free Shiva Nazar Ahari from jail.There are various ways of action.Also Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Reporters without Borders have taken a firm stance against her imprisonment and demanded her immediate release..source: persian2english